How to stop a process programmatically

Question

I would like to ask how can I stop a process programmatically using C++?

Thanks.

Answer 1

This is a platform dependent question. Could you specify the platform you're worknig on?

For Windows you can use TerminateProcess

• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms686714(VS.85).aspx

Answer 2

It's platform-dependent. On Unix you'd send the process a signal with the kill(2).